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3232Henley Recap 2017http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=5047
http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=5047#respondWed, 30 Aug 2017 11:01:56 +0000http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=5047Last week, the Fredericton Women’s Rowing Team finished off the summer season with a successful run at the 2017 Royal Canadian Henley. They had the opportunity to face off with clubs from across North America at Canada’s biggest rowing event of the year. Most of the women had just come back from this year’s Canada Summer Games rowing venue in Kenora, Ontario, so it is needless to say they were already fired up in their crews to continue a campaign of exciting racing.

Fredericton saw impressive times across the board, from boats such as the former Canada Games u23 Quad: Caroline Grant, Lucy Black, Jennifer Clarke, and Julia Hill, who placed 6th overall in the Final with a time of 7:12. The bow pair of the quad and Canada games Double Sculls partners, Lucy and Jennifer, beat their best time from Kenora in the heats by nearly 15 seconds with 7:41. The stern pair went on to join FRC’s Jessica Chouinard and Cathleen Trafton in the senior women’s quad, a new combination that shot out of the gates with a 7:09 in the heats.

In the single sculls events, Lucy Black, the youngest member of the Fredericton Crew at 15 years old, surprised everyone with her performance from the heats in the u17 category, placing 2nd overall with 8:02, two seconds off first and a time comparable to that of many senior female athletes of the competition. In the Final, Lucy had the advantage over her opponent for the majority of the race, until an Ontarian sprint evened the odds, ending in a photo finish. Lucy lost the bout by a mere 2/10 of a second, placing 2nd in the category. On the senior women’s side, Fredericton saw unexpected success in the 500m dash. FRC’s Jessica Chouinard placed 3rd overall in the Women’s Dash with a time of 1:50, whereas Cathleen Trafton, in the women’s lightweight division, saw a similar victory, missing 3rd place by 7/10 of a second with 1:53.9.

The Royal Canadian Henley was the final test of the summer for Fredericton’s women’s crew and a reflection of their hard work over the past year. Goals have been achieved by all the women and many have seen hidden potential that may thrive in competition over the years to come. Will Lucy Black seek redemption and claim the u17 title next year? Will the senior women’s quad edge out the western clubs and put the Maritimes on the podium? Could Jess take off 3 to 5 seconds off her 500m sprint and win the Women’s Dash? Tune in to Henley 2018 to find out.

]]>http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?feed=rss2&p=50470Canada Summer Games 2017http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=5042
http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=5042#respondWed, 30 Aug 2017 10:59:03 +0000http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=5042The 2017 Canada Summer Games took place earlier this August in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Canada Games is a special event that takes place every four years, functioning very similarly to the Olympics, rotating between Winter and Summer Games every two years. This year, on the 50th anniversary of the Games, New Brunswick’s best u21 athletes banded together representing one proud province, making their mark and competing against the rest of Canada. Many of these athletes have been putting in countless hours of training for years to qualify and reach the podium at the Games. Among these athletes is the New Brunswick Rowing Team, a closely-knit crew of 6 men and 6 women. They put their skills to the test at the Games’ rowing venue in Kenora, Ontario.

The week started well for NB, their first racer being Male Single Sculler Aiden Best, who raced his fastest time of the week in the heats, clocking in at 7:40 and keeping up for half the race with Ontario Sculler and recently crowned u23 World Champion Trevor Jones. He later joined stroke seat Daniel Seyffarth in the Men’s Double Sculls, a unique combination with a 40 pound and 20cm difference between crewmembers. The duo were quick over the course of the week, narrowly missing a win over Nova Scotia, missing the A Final by seconds. They breezed through the B Final, winning by a margin of over 20 seconds.

The men’s lightweight 4- and the women’s 4x were events to witness over the week. New Brunswick’s women’s 4x: Caroline Grant, Lucy Black, Jennifer Clarke, and Julia Hill, raced their personal best 2 kilometer race off the start with a smashing 7:06, placing first in their heat. They were met with quite a challenge in the Final and fought Nova Scotia throughout the race for 5th place. The men’s lightweight 4- : Ian Morrison, Keagan Rankin, Tim Lawrence, and Noah Hartery, also raced their best in the heats with 6:41, narrowly missing 4th in the Final over Saskatchewan by 1 second. The 4- transitioned into the open men’s 4x and also made the Final, despite being lightweights and significantly younger than the other crews.

The women’s 2- : Kendra Schmidt and Stephanie Pegler, as well as the women’s 2x : Lucy Black and Jennifer Clarke, also both made the A Finals in their events with respective best times of 8:18 and 7:56.

The week wrapped up with great victories for the athletes in Kenora. The Canada Summer Games was an experience like no other for New Brunswick’s Rowing Crew, and despite not having stood on the podium this year, with overall younger athletes, comparative times and scores reveal that there is serious athletic potential emanating from the Maritimes in the coming years. The 2017 crew owes many of its great successes as well as it’s journey to its wonderful and tireless coaching staff, equipment management staff, RNBA, supporters and donors, as well as countless others.

]]>http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?feed=rss2&p=50420Sprinting in Stylehttp://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=5013
Fri, 21 Jul 2017 19:08:11 +0000http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=5013This past weekend, rowing clubs from across the Maritimes got together at Lake Banook in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia to compete in the 45th annual Nova Scotia Sprints Regatta. The Sprints are a unique event allowing crews to maximize their efforts over a 1000m racing course instead of the traditional 2000m distances, giving way for some exciting sprinting and a new flavour of competition for certain teams. Among those teams were rowers from local Nova Scotia clubs, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick: Kennebecasis RC and our local Fredericton Rowing Club. With the Canada Summer Games nearly two weeks away, set crews also had the chance to battle it out in advance and let their hard work show.

Over the course of this year’s regatta, Team NB (majorly consisting of Fredericton Rowing Club) definitely made themselves known across the categories. Kicking off the weekend, New Brunswick’s Ian Morrison fought for the podium in the Junior Men’s Single Sculls, winning by a close margin and claiming the gold for the second year in a row. In the Open Women’s Single Sculls, Fredericton’s Jessica Chouinard breezed through the competition, winning both in the Heats and in the Final with 10 seconds to boot. In the Lightweight division, FRC athlete and coach Cathleen Trafton also claimed 1st in her category. When merged together in the Open Double Sculls, Jess and Cat claimed the Final once again over Row Nova Scotia.

In the Women’s pairs, Fredericton saw considerable success through Stephanie Pegler and Kendra Schmidt, a newly formed and powerful duo who took 1st in both the Junior Women and Open Women’s pair races. The two joined with fellow athletes and FRC coaches Julia Hill and Caroline Grant to form an Open Women’s four, a crew that later won their division as well. Triumphant, the four transitioned into the FRC Women’s 8, coxed by Pascal Morrimanno, 14, which subsequently won the Final through a heated and exciting contest with Halifax Rowing Club. Among the seasoned athletes in the boat, bow seat Mackenzie Vandertoorn, 14, made her competitive debut and crushed the competition.

On the men’s side, the highly regarded Team NB Men’s Lightweight Quad: Ian Morrison, Keagan Rankin, Tim Lawrence, and Noah Hartery, made a statement on the 1000m course. In the Final, they were challenged by some of the regatta’s strongest heavyweight scullers and won the Final despite being lightweights, edging out Halifax’s veteran crew with a time of 3:11. In the Final for the Open Men’s four: the second-last race of the weekend, a rematch was made between the two crews. The NB men pulled ahead and were destined for 1st by the 500m mark, but Halifax ultimately won the bout in the last 300m stretch.

Many junior FRC athletes made massive improvements over the two days of racing. Remi Walhain, a sculler in his rookie year, demonstrated an exceptional bowing performance in the Men’s Junior Quad. Coxie Pascal Morrimanno, having only recently started his sculling career, made it through to the B Final in the Men’s Single Sculls.

Finally the weekend concluded with a Mixed Singles 200m Relay. Putting some of their strongest male and female scullers forward, Fredericton once again was challenged by Halifax Rowing Club in the final stretch. The fourth and final racer for FRC: Jessica Chouinard, managed to successfully hold off HRC’s Chris Zulinov on the last lap, winning the relay. All the while, Fredericton’s strong network of coaching staff, equipment managers, parents and athletes maintained a fun and functional atmosphere for all crews over the long hours of competition.

Fredericton Rowing Club would like to thank Row Nova Scotia for the opportunity and the many volunteers that made the entire regatta an immense success and an experience to propel athletes forward in their athletic careers.

]]>Fredericton Squad’s New Quad!http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=5011
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 21:53:50 +0000http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=5011Just recently, after many hours of fundraising and hard work, the Fredericton Rowing Club is proud to announce its acquisition of a new 2016 Hudson Quad! The latest version in its production line, this new boat will be in good hands over the years to come in its new home, overlooking the Saint John River in our province’s capital.

Acquired just recently, the new quad has already met the water. Fredericton athletes have had the chance to let it run on the river several times, yet it’s official name has remained undefined. Destined for an exciting racing debut at the 2017 Canada Summer Games, where it will serve the New Brunswick Men’s and Women’s quad and 4+ on their race for the podium, Fredericton’s new quad will undergo it’s official naming ceremony this Wednesday July 19th.

The ceremony will kick off at 5:30pm at the Fredericton Rowing Club. FRC athletes, coaching staff, and members will all be present. The 2017 Canada Games Crew will also be attending (this will be the second Games for 4 out of the 12 athletes). Many special guests will partake, including invitees such as our Minister Hon. Jon Ames, Mayor Mike O’Brien, MP Matt DeCourcey, Sport NB and GNB Staff, the RNBA Board (John, Cath, Donna, Aaron, and Cyril), ex-presidents and ex-athletes, parents, and the High Performance Training Staff that has been coordinating and guiding FRC athletes for the past year.

The ceremony will ultimately wrap up around 6:45pm and the new quad will have been officially named. All are welcome in witnessing this achievement of Fredericton’s local club. This newest addition to the fleet is a great milestone for its crews and for its elite athletes’ further racing potential. The club’s extensive history has proven that every boat creates stories and opens doors, and this will definitely be one to remember in the years to come.

]]>Stepping it up at ERAs 2017http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=5005
Thu, 06 Jul 2017 21:43:47 +0000http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=5005This past Canada Day weekend, over a hundred rowers from across the Maritimes gathered to compete during the 97th Eastern Rowing Championships at the Olympic Basin in Montreal QC. Many clubs participated in comparison to previous years, including teams from NB, NS, NF, and local crews from Montreal and Sherbrook U. With rising pressure stemming from the upcoming Canada Summer Games, many got to see a glimpse of their province’s most competitive crews, whilst enjoying all the while a wholesome weekend of racing.

This year, Team NB saw great successes from all of its crews, time trialling towards final CG qualification standards and racing against the best in the region. The Fredericton Rowing Club’s Women’s 8, a highly anticipated crew, saw grandiose improvements seemingly overnight, chopping their two kilometer time by 20 seconds in a fight for second place in the Open Final, missing top spot only by a second. Their coxswain Pascal Morimanno also raced in his competitive debut in the single sculls. In the Women’s Single Sculls, 15 year-old Lucy Black swept the CG RNBA category for a first place finish in her division, whilst also racing in the A Final next to Senior Athletes such as FRC’s Jessica Chouinard, who placed 4th. The Women’s 2-, composed of Kendra Schmidt and Stephanie Pegler, also sought success, claiming 1st place in the CG U21 division and achieved the CG time standard.

On the men’s side, the newly formed men’s lightweight 4x entered the Open heats with surprising speed, seconded by Nova Scotia and making the A Final with a time of 6:47 on their first attempt. In the Final, the NB quad, with FRC’s Keagan Rankin in 3 seat, sought redemption and smashed their time to beat with a 6:33, passing NS by boat lengths and claiming the 1st place. In Heat 2 of the Men’s double sculls, FRC teammates Daniel Seyffarth and Aiden Best pulled off an impressive comeback with their electric 400m sprint, closing a three boat-length gap with Nova Scotia and earning a 2nd place finish in the heat by an estimated 0.5 seconds. FRC’s dedicated performance coaches, equipment officers, parents, and friends, all the while, were cheering them on from the sidelines and ensured the success of the team and the well being of all.

A special thanks to the Montreal Rowing Club for their hospitality and lending of their facilities, coaches Chantelle Hanley and Nathan Blais for their united efforts towards the success of the crews, Lori Hill for the supplying of food, and all the volunteers that made the weekend a fair, functional and fun regatta to be a part of.

]]>FRC Middle School Jamboreehttp://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=4988
Sat, 17 Jun 2017 20:50:45 +0000http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=4988The 2017 FRC Middle School program wrapped up this year with a Jamboree on Sunday June 11 at the Small Craft Aquatic Centre. The Jamboree combined the indoor competition, a BBQ for lunch, and an opportunity for rowers to explore the boat house (the wind prevented us from getting on the water safely this year).

The program had over 30 participants this year, many of which competed at the Jamboree. One record fell this year with Tom Wielemaker posting a new best time for the grade 7 boys in the 750 metre race by 10 seconds quicker than a time that had stood for 3 years! We also had a very competitive parent/child challenge this year with great participation.

]]>Rowing NB Georgia Camp 2017http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=4905
Sun, 19 Mar 2017 13:26:33 +0000http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=4905Rowers from New Brunswick returned to Georgia and the site of the 1996 Olympic Games Training Facility during the March break for some time on the “water”. This year’s camp focused on preparations for the Provincial Canada Games Team hopefuls, while enjoying ideal conditions for rowing!

Rowing NB’s High Performance Coach Chantelle Hanley sums up the camp:

My quote of the camp “Gainesville!!!”

We have been making great progress in the weight room and on the ergs. We came to Richard B Russell State Park to make gains on the water and it was achieved. Technique, timing and performance were all improved from session to session. The most positive group of athletes and volunteers I have ever had on a camp. I would have stayed all winter!!

Really want to thank Peter S, Daniel S, and Mike H for driving the trailer down and back because that is a HUGE task. Jayne’s massive meals kept everyone happy — and that is hard to do with 22 hungry rowers twice a day!! I know Jeff, Mike, Jason and Declan helped everyday as well. The snacks ,the food prep, the clean up, rides back and forth, first aid, etc etc etc. As the coach. I never had to worry about the rest of that “stuff” getting done so Nathan and I could really focus on the athletes and the rowing.

“When you start doubting yourself, remember how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome” — unknown source

Thanks to everyone for supporting Rowing in New Brunswick and our Canada Games team!

Chantelle

]]>Garsch fastest at indoor championshipshttp://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=4891
Mon, 20 Feb 2017 12:16:46 +0000http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=4891Andrew Garsch’s time of 6:47.1 was the fastest 2k time on the day at the NB Indoor Rowing Championships, hosted by FRC on Sunday, February 19th , 2017 at the Cultural Centre in Fredericton.

]]>Bliss named top umpirehttp://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=4866
Tue, 24 Jan 2017 13:19:20 +0000http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=4866Donna Bliss, of Durham Bridge has been selected as the 2016 RCA “Umpire of the Year” by Rowing Canada Aviron. She will be presented the award at the national awards banquet held on Saturday, January 28th in Vancouver, B.C.

“I feel very honoured to be chosen as I have worked with many umpires across the country and know what a dedicated and deserving group of people they are,” said Bliss.

Over her 13 years, Donna has umpired locally, regionally, nationally and internationally and has been very involved with the Fredericton Rowing Club including organizing and running the indoor middle school program as well as other club initiatives.

]]>NB Indoor Championship 2017http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=4851
Mon, 16 Jan 2017 13:07:48 +0000http://frederictonrowingclub.ca/?p=4851The Fredericton Rowing Club will be hosting the NB Indoor Championships on Sunday, February 19th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cultural Centre in Fredericton. Registration and weigh-ins open at 8:30 AM.

Races are open to all ages and cover distances of 500m, 1K and 2K. The cost is $20 and the entry deadline is midnight on February 17th. Gold medals will be awarded to the winner of each division of the competition.